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- Interventions to improve the appropriate use of polypharmacy for older people
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 3-Sep-2018
Inappropriate polypharmacy is a particular concern in older people and is associated with negative health outcomes. Choosing the best interventions to improve appropriate polypharmacy is a priority, hence interest in appropriate polypharmacy, where many m
- Interventions to improve the management of diabetes mellitus in primary care, outpatient and community settings
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Oct-2000
Diabetes is a common chronic disease that is increasingly managed in primary care. Different systems have been proposed to manage diabetes care.
- Interventions to improve the use of systematic reviews in decision-making by health system managers, policy makers and clinicians
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Aug-2012
Systematic reviews provide a transparent and robust summary of existing research. However, health system managers, national and local policy makers and healthcare professionals can face several obstacles when attempting to utilise this evidence. These inc
- Interventions to improve water quality and supply, sanitation and hygiene practices, and their effects on the nutritional status of children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Jul-2013
Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions are frequently implemented to reduce infectious diseases, and may be linked to improved nutrition outcomes in children.
- Interventions to improve water quality for preventing diarrhoea
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Oct-2015
Diarrhoea is a major cause of death and disease, especially among young children in low-income countries. In these settings, many infectious agents associated with diarrhoea are spread through water contaminated with faeces.
- Interventions to increase adherence to medications for tobacco dependence
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Aug-2019
Pharmacological treatments for tobacco dependence, such as nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), have been shown to be safe and effective interventions for smoking cessation. Higher levels of adherence to these medications increase the likelihood of sustain
- Interventions to increase attendance for diabetic retinopathy screening
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Jan-2018
Despite evidence supporting the effectiveness of diabetic retinopathy screening (DRS) in reducing the risk of sight loss, attendance for screening is consistently below recommended levels.
- Interventions to increase clinical incident reporting in health care
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 11-Jul-2012
Reporting of adverse clinical events is thought to be an effective method of improving the safety of healthcare. Underreporting of these adverse events is often said to occur with consequence of missing of opportunities to learn from these incidents. A cl
- Interventions to increase influenza vaccination rates of those 60 years and older in the community
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-May-2018
The effectiveness of interventions to increase influenza vaccination uptake in people aged 60 years and older varies by country and participant characteristics. This review updates versions published in 2010 and 2014.
- Interventions to increase or decrease the length of primary care physicians' consultation
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Aug-2016
Observational studies have shown differences in process and outcome between the consultations of primary care physicians whose average consultation lengths differ. These differences may be due to self selection. This is the first update of the original re
- Interventions to increase patient and family involvement in escalation of care for acute life‐threatening illness in community health and hospital settings
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Dec-2020
There is now a rising commitment to acknowledge the role patients and families play in contributing to their safety. This review focuses on one type of involvement in safety - patient and family involvement in escalation of care for serious life-threateni
- Interventions to increase the reporting of occupational diseases by physicians
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Mar-2015
Under-reporting of occupational diseases is an important issue worldwide. The collection of reliable data is essential for public health officials to plan intervention programmes to prevent occupational diseases. Little is known about the effects of inter
- Interventions to increase the use of electronic health information by healthcare practitioners to improve clinical practice and patient outcomes
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 14-Mar-2015
There is a large volume of health information available, and, if applied in clinical practice, may contribute to effective patient care. Despite an abundance of information, sub-optimal care is common. Many factors influence practitioners' use of health i
- Interventions to increase tuberculosis case detection at primary healthcare or community-level services
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Nov-2017
Pulmonary tuberculosis is usually diagnosed when symptomatic individuals seek care at healthcare facilities, and healthcare workers have a minimal role in promoting the health-seeking behaviour. However, some policy specialists believe the healthcare syst
- Interventions to manage dual practice among health workers
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 6-Jul-2011
Dual practice, whereby health workers hold two or more jobs, is a common phenomenon globally. In resource constrained low- and middle-income countries dual practice poses an ongoing threat to the efficiency, quality and equity of health services, especial
- Interventions to modify sexual risk behaviours for preventing HIV in homeless youth
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Dec-2010
Homeless youth are at high risk for HIV infection as a consequence of risky sexual behaviour. Interventions for homeless youth are challenging. Assessment of the effectiveness of interventions to modify sexual risk behaviours for preventing HIV in homeles
- Interventions to optimise prescribing for older people in care homes
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Feb-2016
There is a substantial body of evidence that prescribing for care home residents is suboptimal and requires improvement. Consequently, there is a need to identify effective interventions to optimise prescribing and resident outcomes in this context. This
- Interventions to prevent and treat corticosteroid‐induced osteoporosis and prevent osteoporotic fractures in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 24-Jan-2017
Corticosteroid treatment is considered the 'gold standard' for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD); however, it is also known to induce osteoporosis and thus increase the risk of vertebral fragility fractures. Good practice in the care of those with DMD req
- Interventions to prevent hypothermia at birth in preterm and/or low birth weight infants
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Feb-2018
Newborn admission temperature is a strong predictor of outcomes across all gestations. Hypothermia immediately after birth remains a worldwide issue and, if prolonged, is associated with harm. Keeping preterm infants warm is difficult even when recommende
- Interventions to prevent injuries in construction workers
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-Feb-2018
Construction workers are frequently exposed to various types of injury-inducing hazards. There are a number of injury prevention interventions, yet their effectiveness is uncertain.
